Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House Passes the Bill to Create an
Agricultural Department.

by Telegraph to the REcoRD-U NIoNI
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-The Senate
to-day took up the resolution offered by
Dolph, directing the Secretary of War to
examine and report as to the necessity for
the improvement of that portion OF the
Columbia river known as The Dalles, by
the removal of distractions, and as to the
practicability and probable cost of over
coming such distractions By the construc-
ton of steamboat railway
After The speech by Dolph in explanation
statement by Mitchell of Oregon in the
same line, the resolution went over without
action.
Dawes, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported back with amendments
the House bill granting the st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Manitoba Railroad Company the
right of way through the Indian reserya-
ton in northern Montana and northwest
ern Dakota. Calendar.
Cameron, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported the bill for the relief
OF telegraph operators during the war. Call
endar.
On motion of Henderson, the House bill
for the relief of settlers and purchasers of
lands of the public domain in Nebraska
and Kansas, was taken up, amended and
passed.
After long discussion by Harris, Nc
Pherson, Camden and Aldrich on the inter-
state commerce bill, Cullom repeated the
notice heretofore given by him that he
would ask the Senate to remain in session
tomorrow till the bill was disposed of.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
THE HOUSE.
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in Committee of the Whole the considera-
ton fthe bill for the erection of public
building at Charleston, S. c. The bill
appropriates 100000 for the purchase of
site and 100000 for the erection of build
ing.
Hepburn of Pennsylvania moved to re-
duce the latter amount to 500, 000, The
city, he asserted, was III its decadence, and
in support of this assertion stated that be-
tween 1850 and 1880 the whole population
has increased only ZOO, while in the same
period the Government receipts from all
services had already fallen off.
Dibble of South Carolina though Hep
burns statement unfair. In the period
between 1860 and 1880 Charleston had
passed through the misfortune of four years
of war, and at the close of the war grass
had been growing in her streets As he
did not wish to imperil the bill, he asked
the committee to agree to Hepburn's mo-
ton. This was done. The committee
rose. and the bill, as amended, was passed.
Willis of Kentucky reported back the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and
it was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
The House passed-ayes 222 noes 90
the bill creating Department of Agri-
culture and Labor.
Herbet of Alabama then called up the
naval organization bill. He was antagon-
lied by Hatch, with a motion that the
House go into Committee of the Whole for
the purpose of considering the bill amenda-
tory of the Act establishing q Bureau of
Animal Industry. The recent outbreak of
the cattle disease in Chicago, Hatch said,
made it an imperative necessity that the
House should pass the bill, for every hours
delay was dangerous.
Swinburn of New York hoped the bill
would not now be considered, as it has
never been considered by the Commission
er of Agriculture.
Hatch declared the statement was mis-
leading. The bill had been considered in
committee and favorable report ordered
Hatch's motion was agreed to, and the
House, accordingly, went into Committee
of the Whole on lhe bill stated.
After long debate the committee rose,
and the House went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.